org.chromattic.api.query
Interface QueryBuilder<O>

public interface QueryBuilder<O>

The query builder allows to create queries.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Julien Viet

Method Summary

Query<O>	get() Compute and returns the ObjectQuery for this builder.
QueryBuilder<O>	orderBy(java.lang.String orderByProperty) Set the order by clause of the query with Ordering.ASC.
QueryBuilder<O>	orderBy(java.lang.String orderByProperty, Ordering orderBy) Set the order by clause of the query.
QueryBuilder<O>	where(java.lang.String where) Set the where clause of the query.

Method Detail

where

QueryBuilder<O> where(java.lang.String where)
                      throws java.lang.NullPointerException

Set the where clause of the query.

Parameters:

where - the where clause

Returns:

this builder

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null

orderBy

QueryBuilder<O> orderBy(java.lang.String orderByProperty)
                        throws java.lang.NullPointerException

Set the order by clause of the query with Ordering.ASC.

Parameters:

orderByProperty - the used for ordering

Returns:

this builder

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null

orderBy

QueryBuilder<O> orderBy(java.lang.String orderByProperty,
                        Ordering orderBy)
                        throws java.lang.NullPointerException

Set the order by clause of the query.

Parameters:

orderByProperty - the used for ordering

orderBy - define the order (ASC or DESC)

Returns:

this builder

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null

get

Query<O> get()
             throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Compute and returns the ObjectQuery for this builder.

Returns:

this object query

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the builder cannot build the query